The influence of digital and technological inventions on human innovation.



In this episode, Marisa interviews Dr Jay van Zyl to unpack how businesses can thrive using innovation to make their mark in a connected world. Before we can thrive in the 21st Century we should first understand innovation at its core, the real value of ideas, and the complexities of the evolving human.



To understand why businesses thrive, we should first recognize that technology is ubiquitous, and the pace of technology innovation is exponential. In addition to this, there is a constant evolution of humans and generations behave differently. Hypercompetitive behaviour is driven by the desire to be relevant. Therefore, businesses can no longer afford to operate in a connected world without real-time data to take innovation into the future.



About our guest: Dr Jay van Zyl.

Innovator and entrepreneur in the world of intelligent technology innovation. Currently working on finding intelligent and predictive ways to engage in real-time with humans over digital touchpoints. The influence of digital and technological inventions on human lifted his focus to the “why” humans innovate. Author of "Built to Thrive, making your mark in a connected world".



About our host: Marisa is the CMO for Dimension Data in Middle East & Africa. Prior to that, she held numerous global roles including the Senior Vice President of Brand for NTT Ltd. and Senior Group Director of Brand for Dimension Data. A globally recognised marketing dynamo, Marisa has built a reputation for creating and managing marketing programmes that consistently outperform industry and organisation benchmarks for reach, reputation and revenue creation. A firm believer that marketing is all about creating tangible value, Marisa’s illustrious career has seen her win multiple international marketing awards and accolades. Visit our website · Get in touch with Jay · Get in touch with Marissa